Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Kyiv lawyer suspected of $9,000 bribe linked to TCP
A Kyiv lawyer was detained on suspicion of taking a $9,000 bribe to remove a conscript from the Oberih system using alleged connections within a district TCP and SS
Appeal court judge sentenced to 6.5 years for bribery
The HACC found a former judge of the Kropyvnytskyi Court of Appeal guilty of demanding a $10,000 bribe to release a fatal crash offender, sentencing him to six and a half years in prison with confiscation of property
Lviv City Council probes abuse in Start camp renovation
Police and the SSU are investigating alleged abuses during the renovation of the municipal Start children’s camp in the Carpathians worth nearly UAH 15 million. City officials, the ex-director, and the contractor were notified of suspicion
Scheme supplying defective mines to AFU exposed at UAH 3bn
Law enforcement exposed a scheme supplying defective mines to the AFU and misappropriating advances worth nearly UAH 3 billion. Ten suspects were notified, four of them detained
Nearly UAH 36.7 mln bail paid for two Servant MPs
Nearly UAH 36.7 million in bail was posted for MPs Olha Savchenko and Yevhen Pyvovarov, suspected of taking bribes for parliamentary votes in a case uncovered by NABU and SAPO
HCJ dismisses Odesa Primorsky Court judge Lonskyi
The HCJ dismissed Primorsky District Court of Odesa judge Illia Lonskyi for a serious disciplinary offense. He is suspected of attempting to bribe another judge and misappropriating part of an undue benefit
HACC appeal changes preventive measure for Skorokhod
The HACC Appeals Chamber replaced MP Anna Skorokhod’s preventive measure with a UAH 4 million bail. She is suspected of receiving undue benefits and previously wore an electronic bracelet
Rivne TCP official removed draft evader from wanted list
A deputy head of Rivne TCP is suspected of taking a $12,000 bribe to remove a man from the Oberih registry. The payment included purchasing a Toyota Highlander registered to a third party
Former forestry official suspected over $25,000 bribe
Investigators suspect a former forestry official of demanding $25,000 for helping secure use of 13,000 hectares of hunting land in Odesa region. He faces up to 12 years in prison
Kyiv City State Administration official detained over $3,000 bribe
Kyiv police detained a city state administration official and his accomplice while receiving part of a $3,000 bribe. The money was demanded for granting an advantage in leasing municipal property
Kharkiv contractor suspected of embezzling UAH 1.1 mln
In Kharkiv, investigators suspect a contractor of embezzling nearly UAH 1.2 million allocated for heating units. Prosecutors say the works were not carried out and the funds were later laundered
Heating scheme in Ivano-Frankivsk: new suspects named
The head of a Kyiv-based company is suspected of involvement in a UAH 71 million heating embezzlement scheme in Ivano-Frankivsk. SSU says losses were hidden and fictitious costs were included in tariffs